A bit belated due to my being on a blogging break, we've heard from our friends in London that they're safe and sound in the aftermath of last week's bombings. The fact doesn't diminish the sincere empathy we feel for those who suffered or lost loved ones. Nor does it diminish our conviction that we must continue to move forward in the face of, as British PM Tony Blair put it, "barbaric" acts.  United we stand.